cork

Examples

• All

• Okay, how do we get the cork back into the bottle?

  Killer Kate! (2018)

• This is the cross section through a cork from a wine bottle.

  Computerphile

• Nobody look till I get my cork back in.

  Toy Story 2 (1999)

• There was a loud pop, and the cork shot across the room.

  Fiction book (1997)

• You pop the cork and then you pour into a glass, take a sip.

• I'm trying to open this bottle of wine, but I think I mangled the cork.

  The King of Staten Island (2020)

• I make a big fuss, sniffing the cork, sloshing the wine around in my mouth.

  Fiction book (1997)

• He filled up his flask for the journey ahead and as per the instruction on the note, also filled up the bottle and put the cork back in.

• After finishing the wine, she carefully placed the cork back into the bottle to preserve the leftover liquid.

• The cork on the champagne bottle popped loudly as it was opened, releasing a burst of bubbles.

Synonyms

B

bottle cork

vscork

1.5

A small plug that closes the top of a bottle, often for wine

is a stopper specifically made from oak bark for sealing wine bottles

C

corke

vscork

• Archaic

9.9

A light material from the bark of a type of oak tree used to close bottles

is the stopper form made from that bark and used to seal bottles

Compounds

B

bottle cork

1.5

A small plug that closes the top of a bottle, often for wine

C

Chinese cork oak

7.2

A medium to large tree from China, Japan, and Korea with thick corky bark

C

cork gun

5.7

A toy pistol or rifle that shoots corks

C

cork jacket

• Archaic

8.4

A sleeveless jacket made of cork that helps you float in water

C

cork oak

7.7

An evergreen oak tree with thick bark used to make cork

C

cork tree

• Australian

8.3

A prickly Australian tree with soft spongy wood used in some crafts

C

cork tree

7.2

A tree with thick rough bark like cork that is often grown for its bark or look

Surface Forms

Etymology